0 People 58 Fact-checks 61 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (58) Instagram posts stated on August 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: Fox News chyron called University of North Carolina shooting suspect “mostly white Asian.” By Jeff Cercone• August 30, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Melania Trump declares that she wants a divorce.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 27, 2024 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2025 in Facebook posts: A photo shows a Christian’s home that “miraculously survived Los Angeles wildfire.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 13, 2025 Threads posts stated on December 08, 2024 in Threads posts: Photo shows pile of X-rated DVDs found at former Syrian president Bashar Assad’s palace. By Sofia Ahmed• December 11, 2024 Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024 Viral image stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post: Image shows U.S. Health and Human Services secretaries in the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration as of Nov. 11, 2024. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: Photo shows Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender. By Ranjan Jindal• July 23, 2024 Viral image stated on October 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: Imagen muestra “casa de familia católica salió intacta del incendio” en California en enero de 2025. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• January 14, 2025 WinSenate stated on October 24, 2024 in a Facebook ad: “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.” By Mia Osmonbekov• November 4, 2024 Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview: Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations” By Laura Schulte• October 24, 2024 Social Media stated on December 07, 2024 in posts: “Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 10, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 22, 2024 in a Threads post: “The cheat has begun” because “Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania have officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2024 Cory Booker stated on April 01, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: "The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down." By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.” By Madison Czopek• April 1, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 13, 2025 in an Instagram post: California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.” By Caleb McCullough• January 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on August 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus. By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2024 Articles (61) The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025 Insurrection Act vs. martial law: What power applies to Trump’s April 20 deadline? By Madison Czopek• April 16, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 Barack Obama, briefly in Austin, has kept 45 percent of his campaign promises, Obameter indicates By W. Gardner Selby• March 11, 2016 Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015 President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story. By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• April 29, 2025 What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority? By Samantha Putterman• October 14, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What does Florida’s move to ban fluoride mean for public health? By Maria Briceño• May 2, 2025 Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025 Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts By Jeff Cercone• December 13, 2024 Donald Trump dijo que ‘devolvió la libertad de expresión'. Sus 100 días dicen algo diferente By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2025 4 fact-checks from JD Vance's CNN interview with Dana Bash about Haitian immigrants in Ohio By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process By Madison Czopek• August 27, 2025 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado By Sofia Ahmed• September 9, 2024 ¿Cómo se comparan los estándares de detención de ICE con los de las cárceles y prisiones? 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Instagram posts stated on August 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: Fox News chyron called University of North Carolina shooting suspect “mostly white Asian.” By Jeff Cercone• August 30, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Melania Trump declares that she wants a divorce.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 27, 2024 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2025 in Facebook posts: A photo shows a Christian’s home that “miraculously survived Los Angeles wildfire.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 13, 2025 Threads posts stated on December 08, 2024 in Threads posts: Photo shows pile of X-rated DVDs found at former Syrian president Bashar Assad’s palace. By Sofia Ahmed• December 11, 2024 Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024 Viral image stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post: Image shows U.S. Health and Human Services secretaries in the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration as of Nov. 11, 2024. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: Photo shows Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender. By Ranjan Jindal• July 23, 2024 Viral image stated on October 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: Imagen muestra “casa de familia católica salió intacta del incendio” en California en enero de 2025. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• January 14, 2025 WinSenate stated on October 24, 2024 in a Facebook ad: “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.” By Mia Osmonbekov• November 4, 2024 Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview: Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations” By Laura Schulte• October 24, 2024 Social Media stated on December 07, 2024 in posts: “Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 10, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 22, 2024 in a Threads post: “The cheat has begun” because “Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania have officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2024 Cory Booker stated on April 01, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: "The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down." By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.” By Madison Czopek• April 1, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 13, 2025 in an Instagram post: California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.” By Caleb McCullough• January 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on August 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus. By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2024
The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025 Insurrection Act vs. martial law: What power applies to Trump’s April 20 deadline? By Madison Czopek• April 16, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 Barack Obama, briefly in Austin, has kept 45 percent of his campaign promises, Obameter indicates By W. Gardner Selby• March 11, 2016 Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015 President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story. By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• April 29, 2025 What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority? By Samantha Putterman• October 14, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What does Florida’s move to ban fluoride mean for public health? By Maria Briceño• May 2, 2025 Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025 Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts By Jeff Cercone• December 13, 2024 Donald Trump dijo que ‘devolvió la libertad de expresión'. Sus 100 días dicen algo diferente By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2025 4 fact-checks from JD Vance's CNN interview with Dana Bash about Haitian immigrants in Ohio By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process By Madison Czopek• August 27, 2025 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado By Sofia Ahmed• September 9, 2024 ¿Cómo se comparan los estándares de detención de ICE con los de las cárceles y prisiones? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2025 Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments? By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2025 Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money By Maria Briceño• June 26, 2025 How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2025
